in any other case, throughout the period beginning on the date on which he starts attending or undertaking the course and ending on the last day of the course or on such earlier date (if any) as he finally abandons it or is dismissed from it.

where a person has failed examinations or has failed to successfully complete a module relating to a period when he was attending or undertaking a part of the course as a full-time course of study, any period in respect of which he attends or undertakes the course for the purpose of retaking those examinations or that module;

any period of vacation within the period specified in that paragraph or immediately following that period except where the person has registered with the educational establishment to attend or undertake the final module in the course and the vacation immediately follows the last day on which he is required to attend or undertake the course.

he has subsequently ceased to be engaged in caring for that person or, as the case may be, he has subsequently recovered from that illness; and

he is not eligible for a grant or a student loan (as defined in regulation 130) in respect of the period specified in paragraph (3E).

the day on which he resumes attending or undertaking the course; or

the day from which the relevant educational establishment has agreed that he may resume attending or undertaking the course,

for the first three weeks of any other period of absence.

to a numbered section is to the section of the Act bearing that number;

to a numbered Part is to the Part of these Regulations bearing that number;

to a numbered regulation or Schedule is to the regulation in or Schedule to these Regulations bearing that number;

in a regulation or Schedule to a numbered paragraph is to the paragraph in that regulation or Schedule bearing that number;

in a paragraph to a lettered or numbered sub-paragraph is to the sub-paragraph in that paragraph bearing that letter or number.

any member of the claimant’s family;

a child or young person who is living with the claimant but who is not a member of his household by virtue of regulation 78 (circumstances in which a person is to be treated as being or not being a member of the household);

a person who lives with the claimant in order to care for him or for the claimant’s partner and who is engaged for that purpose by a charitable or voluntary organisation (other than a public or local authority) which makes a charge to the claimant or the claimant’s partner for the care provided by that person;

the partner of a person to whom sub-paragraph (c) applies.

who is liable to make payments on a commercial basis to the claimant or the claimant’s partner in respect of his occupation of the claimant’s dwelling;

to whom the claimant or the claimant’s partner is liable to make payments on a commercial basis in respect of his occupation of that person’s dwelling;

who is a member of the household of a person to whom sub-paragraph (a) or (b) applies.

a partner of a person to whom sub-paragraph (a) applies.

any claim made by both members of that couple for a jobseeker’s allowance may be treated as a claim for a jobseeker’s allowance made by either member of that couple;

any award of a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance in respect of that couple may be terminated and may be replaced by a replacement award,

provides such evidence as the Secretary of State may require confirming that the couple are responsible for one or more children; and

advises the Secretary of State as to which member of the couple is to be the claimant.

died;

ceased to be a child or children for whom they are responsible; or

reached the age of 16 and are F100not qualifying young persons within the meaning of section 142 of the Benefits Act (child and qualifying young person).

any claim made by either member of that couple for a jobseeker’s allowance may be treated as a claim made by both members of the couple;

any award of an income-based jobseeker’s allowance, or a replacement award, in respect of either member of that couple may be terminated and may be replaced by a new award in respect of the couple,

has sufficient evidence to decide whether a new award should be made; and

is informed as to which member of the couple is to be the nominated member for the purposes of section 3B.

the members of that couple claim a jobseeker’s allowance jointly;

one member satisfies the conditions set out in section 1(2)(a) to (c) and (e) to (i); and

the other member satisfies the condition in section 1(2)(e) and (h) but is not required to satisfy the other conditions in section 1(2B)(b) because, subject to paragraph (3), he is a person to whom any paragraph in Schedule A1 applies; and

the conditions set out in section 3A are satisfied in relation to the couple.

was engaged in remunerative work;

had been summoned to jury service; or

was within a linked period as prescribed in regulation 48(2).

he satisfies the conditions set out in section 1(2) (a) to (c) and (e) to (i);

he satisfies the conditions set out in section 3; and

the other member of that couple fails to meet the conditions of entitlement set out in section 1(2B)(b) and is a person to whom paragraph (2) applies.

who has failed to attend at the time and place specified by the employment officer for the purposes of regulation 6 of the Claims and Payments Regulations;

in respect of whom it has been determined by the Secretary of State that the conditions in section 1(2)(a) to (c) have not been satisfied but only for so long as it has been so determined in respect of that member;

who is temporarily absent from Great Britain;

who is a person from abroad as defined for the purposes of regulation 85 and Schedule 5;

who is subject to immigration control within the meaning of section 115(9) of the Immigration and Asylum Act;

who is over pensionable age;

who is engaged, or has agreed to be engaged, in remunerative work for F10216 hours or more per week but less than 24 hours per week;

who has claimed a maternity allowance payable in accordance with section 35 of the Benefits Act or who has claimed statutory maternity pay payable in accordance with Part XII of that Act;

who is or has been pregnant and to whom sub-paragraph (h) does not apply but only for the period commencing 11 weeks before the expected week of confinement and ending seven weeks after the date on which the pregnancy ends F103where the expected week of confinement begins prior to 6th April 2003 or fifteen weeks after the date on which her pregnancy ends where the expected week of confinement begins on or after 6th April 2003;

in respect of whom there is an Order in Council under section 179 of the Administration Act giving effect to a reciprocal agreement which, for the purposes of jobseeker’s allowance, has effect as if a payment made by another country is to be treated as a payment of a jobseeker’s allowance; F104...

who is in receipt of statutory sick pay and who, immediately before he became incapable of work, was engaged in remunerative work for F10516 hours or more per week F106or

a person’s entitlement to a jobseeker’s allowance commences within 12 weeks of an entitlement of his to income support, incapacity benefit or F223carer’s allowance coming to an end; or

a claim for a jobseeker’s allowance falls to be determined by reference to section 3(1)(f)(ii) (persons under the age of 18)F224; or

a joint-claim couple are entitled to a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance in respect of themselves and that paragraph of that Schedule has already applied to one member of that couple in respect of a jobseeking period which is linked to a jobseeking period relating to that member which has commenced by virtue of his having claimed a jobseeker’s allowance as a member of that couple;

a joint-claim couple have claimed a jobseeker’s allowance jointly within 12 weeks of either member of that couple being entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance, income support, incapacity benefit or F223 carer’s allowance;

a member of a joint-claim couple is both in receipt of a training allowance and the nominated member for the purposes of section 3B.

a claimant does not satisfy any of the requirements in section 1(2)(a) to (c), and

a jobseeker’s allowance is payable to him in accordance with Part IX (Hardship), F227or, where the claimant is a member of a joint-claim couple, a jobseeker’s allowance is payable in accordance with Part IXA (hardship)

any period in respect of which no claim for a jobseeker’s allowance has been made or treated as made;

such period as falls before the day on which a claim for a jobseeker’s allowance is made or treated as made F229...;

where a claim for a jobseeker’s allowance has been made or treated as made but no entitlement to benefit arises in respect of a period before the date of claim by virtue of section 1(2) of the Administration Act (limits for backdating entitlement), that period;

any week in which a claimant is not entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance in accordance with section 14 (trade disputes).

subject to regulation 2A, any period in respect of which the claimant is not entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance because section 1(1A) of the Administration Act (requirement to state national insurance number) applies.

which falls within a jobseeking period F231and either;

which falls within a period which is treated as a period in which the claimant satisfies the conditions specified in paragraphs (a) to (c) of subsection (2) of section 1, in accordance with paragraph (2),

where a linked period commenced before 7th October 1996F239..., any days of unemployment which form part of a period of interruption of employment where the last day of unemployment in that period of interruption of employment was no more than 8 weeks before the date upon which that linked period commenced;

where a jobseeking period or a linked period commences on 7th October 1996, any period of interruption of employment ending within the 8 weeks preceding the day the jobseeking period or linked period commenced,

where a jobseeking period or a linked period commences after 7th October 1996, any period of interruption of employment ending within the 12 weeks preceding that date,

any period of not more than 12 weeks;

linked period;

a period in respect of which the claimant is summoned for jury service and is required to attend court.

to the extent specified in paragraph (3), any period throughout which the claimant is entitled to F243a F243carer’s allowance under section 70 of the Benefits Act;

any period throughout which the claimant is incapable of work, or is treated as incapable of work, in accordance with Part XIIA of the Benefits Act F244;

any period throughout which the claimant was entitled to a maternity allowance under section 35 of the Benefits Act;

any period throughout which the claimant was engaged in training for which a training allowance is payable.

a period which includes 6th October F2461996 during which the claimant attends court in response to a summons for jury service and which was immediately preceded by a period of entitlement to unemployment benefit.

any period throughout which the claimant was participating in an employment zone programme and was not entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance because, as a consequence of his participation in that programme, he was engaged in remunerative work or failed to satisfy the condition specified in section 2(1)(c) or in section 3(1)(a).

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is employed as an employed earner or a self-employed earner for a period of more than 12 weeks, then no day which falls within or follows that period shall be days on which the person is treated as satisfying those conditions so however that this paragraph shall not prevent paragraph (2) from again applying to a person who makes a claim for a jobseeker’s allowance after that period.

not exceeding 4 weeks in the circumstances specified in paragraphs (2), (3) and (4);

not exceeding 8 weeks in the circumstances specified in paragraph (5).

the claimant is in Northern Ireland and satisfies the conditions of entitlement to a jobseeker’s allowance; and

immediately preceding the period of absence from Great Britain the claimant was entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance; and

the period of absence is unlikely to exceed 52 weeks.

immediately preceding the period of absence from Great Britain the claimant was entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance; and

the period of absence is unlikely to exceed 52 weeks; and

while absent from Great Britain, the claimant continues to satisfy, or be treated as satisfying, the other conditions of entitlement to a jobseeker’s allowance; and

is one of a couple, both of whom are absent from Great Britain, where a premium referred to in paragraphs 10, 11, 12, 13 or 15 of Schedule 1 (applicable amounts) is applicable in respect of the claimant’s partner.

while absent from Great Britain the person is in receipt of a training allowance; and

regulation 170 (person in receipt of training allowance) applies in his case; and

immediately preceding his absence from Great Britain, he was entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance.

immediately preceding the period of absence from Great Britain, the claimant was entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance; and

the period of absence is unlikely to exceed 52 weeks; and

the claimant continues to satisfy or be treated as satisfying the other conditions of entitlement to a jobseeker’s allowance; and

the claimant is, or the claimant and any other member of his family are, accompanying a member of the claimant’s family who is a child or young person solely in connection with arrangements made for the treatment of that child or young person for a disease or bodily or mental disablement; and

the absence is for the purpose of attending an interview for employment; and

the absence is for 7 consecutive days or less; and

notice of the proposed absence is given to the employment officer before departure, and is given in writing if so required by the officer; and

on his return to Great Britain the person satisfies the employment officer that he attended for the interview in accordance with his notice.

he was entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance immediately before the beginning of that period of temporary absence; and

he is temporarily absent from Great Britain; or

he has made definite arrangements to be temporarily absent from Great Britain from some future date,

not exceeding 4 weeks where he is in Northern Ireland and the period of absence is unlikely to exceed 52 weeks;

not exceeding 4 weeks where he is in receipt of a training allowance during the period of absence and regulation 170 applies in his case; or

not exceeding 7 days where the absence is for the purpose of attending an interview for employment,

he and the other member of that couple were entitled to a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance immediately before the beginning of that period of temporary absence; and

in the case of F260a claimant, work in which he is engaged or, where his hours of work fluctuate, is engaged on average, for not less than 16 hours per week; and

in the case of any partner of the claimant, work in which he is engaged or, where his hours of work fluctuate, is engaged on average, for not less than 24 hours per week F261and;

in the case of a non-dependant, or of a child or young person to whom paragraph 18 of Schedule 6 refers, work in which he is engaged or, where his hours of work fluctuate, is engaged on average, for not less than 16 hours per week,

where no recognisable cycle has been established in respect of a person’s work, by reference to the number of hours or, where those hours are likely to fluctuate, the average of the hours, which he is expected to work in a week;

where the person works at a school or other educational establishment or at some other place of employment and the cycle of work consists of one year but with school holidays or similar vacations during which he does no work, by disregarding those periods and any other periods in which he is not required to work.

that number shall include any time allowed to that person by his employer for a meal or for refreshments, but only where the person is, or expects to be, paid earnings in respect of that time;

no account shall be taken of any hours in which the person is engaged in an employment or scheme to which any one of paragraphs (a) to (h) of regulation 53 (person treated as not engaged in remunerative work) applies;

the partner is or was involved in a trade dispute; and

had the partner claimed a jobseeker’s allowance, section 14 (trade disputes) would have applied in his case; and

the claimant was not entitled to an income-based jobseeker’s allowance when the partner became involved in the trade dispute;

he is or was involved in a trade dispute;

had the joint-claim couple of which he is a member claimed a jobseeker’s allowance jointly, section 14 (trade disputes) would have applied in the case of one or both members of that couple; and

the joint-claim couple were not entitled to a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance when that member of the joint-claim couple became involved in the trade dispute,

is a part-time student; and

before he became a part-time student fulfilled the requirements specified for a person falling within paragraph (2) of regulation 11 (part-time students); and

is undertaking a course of study, other than a course of advanced education or a course of study of a kind specified in head (i), (ii) or (iii) of the definition of “full-time student" in regulation 1(3),

F290has been awarded a jobseeker’s allowance or is a person to whom any of the circumstances mentioned in section 19(5) or (6) F291or 20A(2) apply; and

proves to the satisfaction of F292the Secretary of State that he is unable to work on account of some specific disease or disablement; and

but for his disease or disablement, F293would satisfy the requirements for entitlement to a jobseeker’s allowance other than those specified in section 1(2)(a), (c) and (f) (available for and actively seeking employment, and capable of work),

an entitlement of his to incapacity benefit, severe disablement allowance or statutory sick pay; or

an entitlement to income support where the person claiming a jobseeker’s allowance satisfied the requirements for a disability premium by virtue of paragraph 12(1)(b) of Schedule 2 to the Income Support Regulations.

who has been awarded a jobseeker’s allowance, a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance or is a person to whom any of the circumstances mentioned in section 19(5) or (6) or 20A(2) apply; and

who is temporarily absent from Great Britain in the circumstances prescribed by regulation 50(6AA) or, as the case may be, (6C); and

who proves to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State that he is unable to work on account of some specific disease or disablement; and

but for his disease or disablement, would satisfy the requirements for entitlement to a jobseeker’s allowance other than those specified in section 1(2)(a), (c) and (f) (available for and actively seeking employment and capable of work),

a person who has no parent nor any person acting in the place of his parents;

in Scotland, any reference in this regulation to a person acting in place of a person’s parents includes a reference to a local authority or voluntary organisation where the person is in its care under a relevant enactment, or to a person with whom the person is boarded out by a local authority or voluntary organisation whether or not any payment is made by it.

a person who falls under any of the following paragraphs of Schedule 1B to the Income Support Regulations F313

a person who is a member of a couple and is treated as responsible for a child who is a member of his household;

a person who is laid off or kept on short-time, who is available for employment in accordance with section 6 and Chapter II of Part II read with regulation 64 and who has not been laid off or kept on short-time for more than 13 weeks;

a person who is temporarily absent from Great Britain because he is taking a member of his family who is a child or young person abroad for treatment, and who is treated as being in Great Britain in accordance with regulation 50(1)(b) or whose entitlement to income support is to continue in accordance with regulation 4(3) of the Income Support Regulations and who is not claiming a jobseeker’s allowance or income support;

a person who is incapable of work and training by reason of some disease or bodily or mental disablement if, in the opinion of a medical practitioner, that incapacity is unlikely to end within 12 months because of the severity of that disease or disablement.

a person who has ceased to live in accommodation provided for him by a local authority under Part III of the Children Act 1989 F315 (local authority support for children and families) and is of necessity living away from his parents and any person acting in place of his parents;

a person who has been discharged from any institution to which the Prison Act 1952 F316 applies or from custody under the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 F317 after the child benefit extension period and who is a person falling within paragraph (2) of regulation 57.

Except where regulation 61(1)(d) or (e) applies, the period in the case of a person falling within paragraph 1(a) is the period which begins on the day on which that paragraph first applies to that person and ends on the day before the day on which that person attains the age of 18 or the day at the end of a period of 8 weeks immediately following the day on which paragraph 1(a) first had effect in relation to him, whichever is the earlier; and this period may include any week in which regulation 7 of the Child Benefit (General) Regulations 1976 (circumstances in which a person who has ceased to receive full-time education is to continue to be treated as a child) also applies to that person;

except where regulation 61(1)(d) or (e) applies, the period in the case of any person falling within paragraph 1(b) is the period beginning on the day after he was discharged, and ends on the last day of the period of 8 weeks beginning with the date on which the period began or on the day before the date on which that person attains the age of 18, whichever first occurs.

who is a person who is laid off or kept on short-time and is available for employment in accordance with section 6 and Chapter II of Part II read with regulation 64;

who is a member of a couple and is treated as responsible for a child who is a member of his household;

who falls within a prescribed category of persons for the purposes of section 124(1)(e) of the Benefits Act F318 and who is not claiming income support;

to whom section 3(1)(f)(ii) F319or section 3A(1)(e)(i) does not apply, who is a person falling within paragraph (2) of regulation 57, sub-paragraph (a) or (b) of paragraph (1) of regulation 60 or sub-paragraph (b) or (c) and who is unable to register with the Careers Service F320or the Connexions Service because of an emergency affecting the Careers Service F320or the Connexions Service and registers with the Employment Service in accordance with regulation 62(2);

to whom section 3(1)(f)(ii) F319or section 3A(1)(e)(i) does not apply, who is a person falling within paragraph (2) of regulation 57, sub-paragraph (a) or (b) of paragraph (1) of regulation 60 or sub-paragraph (b) or (c) and who would suffer hardship because of the extra time it would take him to register with the Careers Service F320or the Connexions Service and registers with the Employment Service in accordance with regulation 62(3);

who has accepted a firm offer of enlistment by one of the armed forces with a starting date not more than 8 weeks after the offer was made who was not in employment or training at the time of that offer and whose jobseeker’s allowance has never been reduced in accordance with regulation 63 or section 19(5)(b) or (c) or section 19(6)(c) or (d) F321or section 20A(2)(b), (c), (f) or (g) read with regulation 68 or rendered not payable in accordance with section 19(6)(a) or (b) read with Part V.

The period in the case of any person falling within paragraph (1)(a) is the period starting with the date on which he was laid off or first kept on short-time and ending on the date on which he ceases to be laid off or kept on short-time or the day before the day he attains the age of 18 or at the expiry of the 13 week period starting with the date of the lay off, or date he was first kept on short-time, whichever first occurs;

except where paragraph (1)(d) or (e) applies, the period in the case of any person falling within paragraph (1)(b) or (c) is the period until the day before that person attains the age of 18 or until paragraph (1)(b) or (c) ceases to apply, whichever first occurs;

the period in the case of any person falling within paragraph (1)(d) is the period starting with the date of registration with the Employment Service and ending on the day on which the person is next due to attend in accordance with regulation 23 F322or regulation 23A or on the date on which the period calculated in accordance with regulation 59(2) or 60(2) or sub-paragraph (b) would have expired, whichever first occurs;

the period in the case of any person falling within paragraph 1(e) is the period starting on the date of registration with the Employment Service and ending five days after that date or on the day after the day on which he registered with the Careers Service, or on the date on which the period calculated in accordance with regulation 59(2) or 60(2) or sub-paragraph (b) would have expired, whichever first occurs;

the period in the case of any person falling within paragraph 1(f) is the period starting with the date of claim and ending with the day before the day on which he is due to enlist or the day before he attains the age of 18, whichever first occurs.

he was previously entitled to an income-based jobseeker’s allowance and that entitlement ceased by virtue of the revocation of a direction under section 16 because he had failed to pursue an opportunity of obtaining training or rejected an offer of training;

he has failed to complete a course of training and no certificate has been issued to him under subsection (4) of section 17 with respect to that failure and on the day before he first attended the course he was not a new jobseeker; or

he has failed to complete a course of training and no certificate has been issued to him under subsection (4) of section 17 with respect to that failure and he lost his place on the course through his misconduct.

seeking training and

seeking full-time education.

this is the first occasion on which he has done an act or omission falling within section 19(5)(b) F339or section 20A(2)(b) and he has not while claiming a jobseeker's allowance failed to pursue an opportunity of obtaining training without good cause or rejected an offer of training without good cause or failed to complete a course of training and no certificate has been issued to him under subsection (4) of section 17 with respect to that training; and

at the time he did the act or omission falling within section 19(5)(b)(i), (ii) or (iv) F340or section 20A(2)(b)(i), (ii) or (iv) he was F341... a new jobseeker or, in the case of an act or omission falling within section 19(5)(b)(iii) F340or section 20A(2)(b)(iii), at the time he first attended the scheme or programme he was F341... a new jobseeker.

where, in accordance with regulation 26A(1) of the Claims and Payments Regulations, a jobseeker’s allowance is paid otherwise than fortnightly in arrears, on the day following the end of the last benefit week in respect of which that allowance was paid; and

in any other case, on the first day of the benefit week following the date on which a jobseeker’s allowance is determined not to be payable.

or the first time a determination is made that for a period of 26 weeks a jobseeker’s allowance is not payable to the claimant; and

no further such determination is made; and

the Secretary of State gives notice in writing to the claimant that he is no longer required to participate in any of the New Deal options F369or the Intensive Activity Period specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(iv),

where he has been dismissed by his employer by reason of redundancy after volunteering or agreeing to be so dismissed, F377...

where he has left his employment on a date agreed with his employer without being dismissed, in pursuance of an agreement relating to voluntary redundancy F378or

where he has been laid off or kept on short-time to the extent specified in sub-section (1) of section 88 of the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978, and has complied with the requirements of that section.

any restrictions on availability which apply in the claimant’s case in accordance with regulations 6, 7, 8F382, 13 and 17A having regard to the extent of any disparity between those restrictions and the requirements of the vacancy in question;

the fact that the failure to undertake a particular employment or to carry out the jobseeker’s direction resulted from a religious or conscientious objection sincerely held;

any caring responsibilities which would, or did, make it unreasonable for the person to undertake a particular employment or carry out the jobseeker’s direction;

the time it took, or would normally take, for the person to travel from his home to the place of the employment or to a place mentioned in the jobseeker’s direction and back to his home by a route and means appropriate to his circumstances and to the employment or to the carrying out of the jobseeker’s direction;

the act or omission took place within a period of 4 weeks before the end of his qualifying course or of his examinations; or

the employment consists of employment for which he is not required to be available in accordance with regulation 17A(3)(c) unless it is permanent full-time employment.

refusing or failing to apply for, or refusing to accept, employment of any other kind when offered to him;

neglecting to avail himself of a reasonable opportunity of employment of any other kind;

refusing or failing to carry out a jobseeker’s direction given to him with a view to assisting him to find employment of any other kind.

results from restrictions on availability which apply in the claimant’s case for the period permitted in accordance with regulations 16 and 17;

results from the fact that the claimant is, in accordance with regulation 5(1) to (3) and (5), excepted from any requirement to be able to take up employment immediately, or is, in accordance with regulation 5(4), excepted from any requirement to be able to take up employment at a time when he is not available;

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in a case where it has been agreed that the claimant may restrict his hours of availability to less than 24 hours a week, the employment in question is for less than 16 hours a week; or

in a case not falling within sub-paragraph (a), the employment is for less than 24 hours a week.

subject to paragraph (7), his income or outgoings or the income or outgoings of any other member of his household, or the income or outgoings which he or any other member of his household would have if he were to become employed or to carry out the jobseeker’s direction, or did have whilst carrying out the jobseeker’s direction, but for the purposes of this sub-paragraph a person’s outgoings shall not include any expenses taken into account under paragraph (2)(f);

where the claimant has agreed a restriction on the level of remuneration he was prepared to accept under regulations 13(3) and 16; or

the employment is remunerated only by commission.

it is employment with an employer for whom he has previously worked or with an employer who has succeeded that employer; and

the terms and conditions of employment in the situation are not less favourable than those in the situation which he held when he last worked for that employer.

the claimant’s failure to participate in the training scheme or employment programme resulted from a religious or conscientious objection sincerely held;

the time it took, or would normally have taken, for the claimant to travel from his home to the training scheme or employment programme and back to his home by a route and means appropriate to his circumstances and to the scheme or programme exceeded, or would normally have exceeded, one hour in either direction or, where no appropriate training scheme or employment programme is available within one hour of his home, such greater time as is necessary in the particular circumstances of the nearest appropriate scheme or programme;

the claimant was attending court as a party to any proceedings, or as a witness or as a juror;

the claimant was arranging or attending the funeral of a close relative or close friend;

the claimant was required to deal with some domestic emergency; or

the claimant was engaged during an emergency in duties for the benefit of others.

the claimant gave up a place on a training scheme or an employment programme and if he had continued to participate in it he would have, or would have been likely to have, put his health and safety at risk.

the act or omission relates to an employment programme specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(ii) F396or (iv) or the training scheme specified in regulation 75(1)(b)(ii), and

he had not, prior to that act or omission, been given or sent a notice in writing by an employment officer referring to the employment programme or training scheme in question (“the specified programme") and advising him that if any of the circumstances mentioned in section 19(5)(b) F397or section 20A(2)(b) arise in his case in relation to the specified programme his jobseeker’s allowance could cease to be payable or could be payable at a lower rate.

for the purposes of section 19(5)(b) F393and section 20A(2)(b) where the act or omission was in relation to an employment programme and he was, or would have been, required to attend the employment programme at a time which would have prevented him from attending the qualifying course;

worked in employed earner’s employment; or

been a self-employed earner; or

been a full-time student or been in relevant education;

the manning or launching of a lifeboat; or

the performance of duty as a part-time member of a fire brigade.

in any case in which the member of the couple who is not subject to sanctions satisfies the conditions set out in section 2, a rate equal to the amount calculated in accordance with section 4(1);

in any case where the couple are a couple in hardship for the purposes of Part IXA, a rate equal to the amount calculated in accordance with regulation 146G;

in any other case, a rate calculated in accordance with section 4(3A) save that the applicable amount shall be the amount determined by reference to paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 1 which would have been the applicable amount had the member of the couple who is not subject to sanctions been a single claimant.